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Radio & Podcasts

Pat Metheny, Mitch Dalton, Audrey Ochoa, Ben Wolfe & Nolatet

by Joe Dimino
May 17, 2026

Kicking off the 958th Episode of Neon Jazz is the adventurous New Orleans-based ensemble Nolatet, featuring bassist James Singleton, drummer Johnny Vidacovich, vibraphonist/percussionist Mike Dillon, and pianist Brian Haas, with the title track from their hypnotic 2026 release Somethin' to Relax With. From there, we journey through a rich landscape of jazz brilliance with legendary voices and innovators like Terry Waldo, Pete Mills, Ben Wolfe, and the iconic Pat Metheny. Along the way, we spotlight inspired artistry from Audrey Ochoa, ...

Album Review

Nat Reeves: Now In Time

Read "Now In Time" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
May 17, 2026

As a gift for Nat Reeves' 70th birthday in May 2025, Ken Kitchings, owner of the Side Door Jazz Club in Old Lyme, Connecticut, said he would underwrite a recording for the renowned bassist using whatever musicians Reeves chose to recruit. Having played and recorded with a who's who of jazz luminaries during his 50-plus-year career, Reeves knew exactly where to go and who to contact. Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, a longtime colleague, was an obvious choice, as ...

Album Review

Ghalia Volt: Burn The House Down

Read "Burn The House Down" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
May 17, 2026

It is certainly no coincidence that Ghalia Volt's adopted moniker suggests power, specifically the electric sort. Anglicized from the original Belgian, the name intimates dynamism, the likes of which have similarly pervaded her previous albums, such as One Woman Band (Ruf Records, 2021), though not to the same degree as Burn The House Down. The music on this sixth full-length record of hers crackles with a surplus of energy. And considering the company this woman keeps here, that ...

Groove Orbit

How John Coltrane Changed Rock Music: Eight Miles High

by Kyle Simpler
May 16, 2026

In a 1969 interview, Miles Davis said, “I could put together the greatest rock 'n' roll band you ever heard." In many ways, Davis did just that, though it remains a point of contention among many of his fans, who might argue otherwise. Davis himself later made the point that his music from the late sixties and seventies was not rock music. But whether you consider it rock or not, artists like Davis, Herbie Hancock and Larry Coryell laid the foundation for ...

Album Review

Daphne Roubini and Black Gardenia: Whiskey Scented Kisses

Read "Whiskey Scented Kisses" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
May 16, 2026

Whiskey Scented Kisses begins without a grand entrance, just a quiet claim staked in the opening. Vocalist Daphne Roubini does not dwell on nostalgia so much as settle into it, as if the language of the '40s and '50s were simply how she thinks out loud. Around her, the band Black Gardenia moves with unspoken ease. The band includes Paul Pigat on guitar and arrangements, Brad Turner on trumpet and flugelhorn, Stephen Nikleva on guitar, Jeremy Holmes on bass, and ...

Radio & Podcasts

Maria Schneider: Composing In The Age Of Curated Rage

by Lawrence Peryer
May 16, 2026

Today, The Tonearm's needle lands on composer and avid birdwatcher Maria Schneider. Few composers working today have Maria Schneider's range. She holds seven Grammy Awards, was named an NEA Jazz Master, and this year took home the Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts, one of the most prestigious honors in the field. Maria Schneider joins the podcast to talk about American Crow (ArtistShare, 2026), her recent EP that uses jazz to make a case for something ...

Album Review

Kronos Quartet: Glorious Mahalia

Read "Glorious Mahalia" reviewed by Scott Gudell

by Scott Gudell
May 16, 2026

Founded over a half century ago, the Kronos Quartet may look like a classical quartet but time and time again they trick us with their chameleon-like output. They color outside the lines of potentially confining mid-20th century contemporary classical music as they progressively toy with a myriad of genres including jazz, minimalism, beat poetry, rock ala Jimi Hendrix, Dracula and, well, just about anything else. Early Kronos albums found the quartet interpreting the music of jazz giants such as Thelonious ...

Radio & Podcasts

Javon Jackson, Luciano Biondini, Naïssam Jalal, Florian Pellissier & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 16, 2026

Recent and new releases in a playlist that crosses borders--whether cultural or musical--with a special focus on jazz renditions of popular music (from Dylan to Radiohead to Pavement).Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Florian Pellissier Quintet “The Movie Critic" Pacifiques Biches (Hot Casa) 0:16 Host talks 3:57 Javon Jackson feat. Lisa Fischer “Gotta Serve Somebody" Jackson Plays Dylan (Palmetto) 5:26 Host talks 10:50 Luciano Biondini, Michel Godard, Lucas ...

Album Review

Gafieira Rio Miami: Beleza Pura

Read "Beleza Pura" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright
May 16, 2026

Put on your dancing shoes for Beleza Pura, the sophomore release of Gafieira Rio Miami, the South Florida-based Latin big band. The album presents an exuberant program of Brazilian and Latin jazz standards, updated with spirited arrangements by Ricardo Gilly. The mood is upbeat and the performances are peppered with guest appearances by such Brazilian luminaries as singer Roberta Sá, seven-string guitar virtuoso Yamandu Costa, pianist-composer Antonio Adolfo, and singer-dancer Luciana Mello, along with Puerto Rican flute ace Nestor Torres ...

In Pictures

Torino Jazz Festival 2026

by Antonio Baiano
May 16, 2026

A collection of photos from theTorino Jazz Festival 2026 edition in Torino, Italy from April 22, 2026 to May 2, 2026 featuring Jeff Ballard, Lisa Ullen, Franco D'Andrea, Roberto Gatto, Francesca Tandoi, Stefano Senni, Gabriele Evangelista, Stefano Battaglia, Stefano Risso, Sara Dowling, Stefano Lanzoni, Giulio Scianatico and Marco Zanoli. ...